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South Africa's anti-migrant protesters march nationwide, after thousands flee violence

South Africa's anti-migrant protesters march nationwide, after thousands flee violence
France 24 Tuesday 30 June 2026, 21:10 UTC By FRANCE24 1 min read
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Thousands of people marched across South Africa on Tuesday to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals after a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives. Police were out in force for nationwide protests which capped demonstrations led by citizen-led groups who set an unofficial June 30 deadline for foreigners without papers to leave. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Fredson Guilengue, Senior Regional Programme Manager at the Rosa Luxemburg...

Thousands of people marched across South Africa on Tuesday to demand the departure of undocumented foreign nationals after a weeks-long campaign that has sent thousands fleeing and claimed four lives. Police were out in force for nationwide protests which capped demonstrations led by citizen-led groups who set an unofficial June 30 deadline for foreigners without papers to leave. FRANCE 24's Sharon Gaffney speaks with Fredson Guilengue, Senior Regional Programme Manager at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Southern Africa. [Image text:] Fredson Guilengue, Senior Regional Programme Manager at the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Marches mark deadline for undocumented migrants to leave ANTI-MIGRANTPROTESTSROCKSOUTHAFRICA APROPOS
South Africa's (LOCATION) South Africa (LOCATION) FRANCE (LOCATION) Sharon Gaffney (PERSON) Fredson Guilengue (PERSON) the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation Southern Africa (ORG)
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